Hello fellow adventurers!
After our last accessories video, we have been trying out 5 more accessories for the
Oculus Quest for the past 3 weeks.
Now, these accessories might not be for everyone so we’ll let you know who we think each
accessory is for and why you should or should not buy it.
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If you wear prescription glasses like Chary, then having dedicated lens adapters like these
is great because you don’t need to try to wiggle your frames into the headset or wear
contact lenses to see as clearly as possible.
It also helps with having the best field of view since your eyes will be closer to the
lenses.
So first on the list are the WidmoVR prescription lens adapters for the Oculus Quest.
They go for 65 euro shipping excluded.
Depending on where you live, shipping will range from 9 to 13 euro.
Chary has been using WidmoVR lens adapters for all our headsets.
Since a few weeks she has been testing the Oculus Quest ones too and she has been very
happy with them.
The lenses are of great quality making her able to see as clearly with her normal glasses
on.
The adapters appear to be 3D printed and are good enough that you won’t notice that they
are on your headset.
To put them on, you need to remove the original lens rings and then all you need to do is
just place the lens adapters on the lenses.
If you softly press it in, it will softly click on the lenses perfectly so it doesn’t
fall off.
Make sure you check which lens adapter is for the right or left lens.
Fortunately, the lens adapters are labeled conveniently as you can see here.
To order them with a prescription, you just go to the WidmoVR website and fill out your
prescription on their order page.
If you need help with that, you can email them, they are quite responsive.
We think these lens adapters are definitely worth it for those that wear prescription
glasses.
If you don’t wear glasses, you can get them without a prescription, but with a blue filter
for example.
I don’t think this is very necessary though like I don’t use one myself.
Moving on...
We got these VRCovers for the Oculus Quest.
In case you didn’t know, the facial interface and cover of the Oculus Quest are replaceable.
Why would you do that?
Well, some people think the VR Cover ones are more comfortable.
And if you share your Quest a lot with other people then being able to replace the cover
is just more hygienic.
We got the black facial interface and leather foam replacements that goes for 29 US dollars,
which includes the facial interface and two different leather replacements.
We also have this VR cover made of cotton that goes for 19 dollars, which will give
you two of these.
We, personally, are not fans of the cotton VR covers because the material feels rough
on our faces especially in longer play sessions, it doesn’t make it more comfortable to us.
This is why we don’t recommend these.
However, we do recommend the leather foam replacements.
These are absolutely great, more comfortable and also easier to wipe off with anti-bacterial
wipes after each use.
They have permanently replaced our original foams.
If you sweat a lot, we definitely recommend getting the leather ones for easier cleaning.
However, we do have to mention that sweat doesn’t get absorbed much on the leather
ones as the original foam or the cotton VR cover, so you might feel like you are sweating
more.
You might want to consider the other one if you sweat a lot.
Also, be aware that the stock glasses spacer is not compatible with the VR Cover interface.
And, a bonus tip!
If you buy a VRCover, they will also give you a free microfiber lens cleaning cloth
which you can use to clean the Oculus Quest lenses.
It’s helpful, since you don’t get one from Oculus themselves.
And well... the leather on the Quest looks just... kinda... sexy.
Do you agree?
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Now, the third thing on the list is the Mamut Grips.
If that’s how you pronounce that.
Right now they are sold out, so I am not sure what the prices will be, but they used to
be 38 US dollars and it comes with free shipping.
These are covers for the base handle of your Oculus Touch controllers.
Enlarging this base handle which is especially nice if you have bigger hands.
I am not sure what material they are made of but it feels like silicone, the grips are
somewhat flexible.
There are bumps on the side which give you extra grip when holding the controllers.
They come with shoelaces that you can strap on the controller like this to make it possible
to put your hands through it so you can open your hands without dropping the controllers.
This gives it a Valve Index Controller feel.
Mounting these grips is easy.
Put the grips on the controller first, remove the lanyard or put it through the hole at
the bottom.
Make sure you push it in tightly or else it might slip when playing.
Make sure to pay attention that this open part should belong under the grip button.
Then loop the shoelaces like this and put it through the bottom like this.
Then use the fastener to make it tighter.
It is still easy to replace the batteries since you can take off the Mamut grips without
taking off the shoelaces.
Thankfully.
After about 2 weeks of using it, we have been liking it so far.
The extra grip feels very nice and a bit more comfortable.
It’s great when you play games with intense hand or arm movements, the controllers won’t
easily fall off your hands anymore.
The thing I am really missing is the ability to let the controllers tangle around my wrists
with the lanyard so that I have the freedom to use my hands to grab a drink or to adjust
my headset strap.
There’s a little hole at the bottom of the grips where you could put the original lanyard
through.
But it is very hard to put the lanyard’s fastener through it so you can’t tighten
the lanyard anymore.
I think this is also why Mamut is recommending removing the lanyard from the controller in
their instruction manual.
This should be easily solved though by making the hole for the lanyard a bit bigger.
So I hope that the next iteration will get a bigger hole for the lanyard.
I also don’t think you need this unless your battery cover keeps sliding off or you
feel that the Oculus Touch controllers are too small for your hands.
Then this is definitely a welcome accessory.
For us, the pros defeat the cons here too, so this has also become a permanent accessory
for our Quest headsets.
A little bonus tip, we also found a couple of old colored shoelaces that we put on my
controllers so that we can distinguish which controllers are Chary’s and which are mine.
Handy if you play with multiple Oculus Quest headsets with friends or family.
The fourth on this list is MagSafe USB-C cables.
If you play a lot with your Quest, you will be replugging the charging cable a lot since
2 hours of playtime is usually not enough.
So as a safety measure, we like to keep this plug safe.
We recommend getting a MagSafe USB-C cable for this, which is this little magnetic thing
that goes into your headset’s USB-C port.
The magnetic cable can then be easily attached.
This is a really nice accessory if you want to protect your USB-C port.
Just to be clear, we haven’t had any issues with the port at all, we just like to be on
the safe side.
And we found that it is actually also handy when you are wearing the headset and want
to attach an external battery, you can more easily plug in the USB-C cable now without
taking off the headset, which is a nice advantage too.
These cables are not expensive, we bought a USB-C to USB-A MagSafe cable for 5 euro
from a Dutch local store.
I will link it below for the Dutchies watching.
I will link one from Amazon down below, just be aware that we have not tested this cable
but it should work.
If you are going to look for a cable yourself, we found that some USB-C cables do not work
properly on the Quest.
So please make sure the cable is a charging and also a data sync cable.
However, the cable that we bought was a totally random one and it worked straight away and
it was the first one we bought, so don’t be scared ;)
So for this price, we think it is definitely worth it to get one to be on the safe side.
And, last but not least.
Get some microfiber cloth for your Oculus Quest.
For some reason, you don’t get any lens cleaning cloths with your Oculus Quest so
you will have to find one yourself.
And trust me, you are going to need them since the lenses will somehow get dust on it or
get greasy after a play session.
You can probably get really cheap ones from a local store or use one from your sunglasses.
Just make sure they are made of microfiber and are made to clean lenses.
Never use any liquid though to clean the lenses, that could damage them.
Don’t use other material, since that could damage the lenses too.
And if you are going to buy a VR cover, you will get a free microfiber cloth from them
too, which are the ones we have been using for all our headsets for the past few years
and they’ve done a fine job.
SO.
Which of these accessories are you going to buy or do you already own?
Got any other VR accessories you recommend that we haven’t listed yet?
Let us know in the comments and maybe you’ll be able to help us or another VR enthusiast
out.
There are 5 other accessories that we use very often which we’ve discussed in our
last Oculus Quest accessories video, which includes external batteries that we recommend
and a top headstrap that balances your headset more.
In case you missed that video, I’ve linked it in our description.
Once again, all links are down below!
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